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Judge orders release of Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis by agents with a battering ram — 12:15 a.m.
//byline By the Associated Press
A federal judge in Minnesota on Thursday ordered the release of a Liberian man four days after heavily armed immigration agents broke into his home using a battering ram and arrested him.
US District Judge Jeffrey Bryan said in his ruling that the agents violated Garrison Gibson’s Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure.
“To arrest him, Respondents forcibly entered Garrison G.’s home without his consent and without a judicial warrant,” he said.
Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit seeking detailed voter information from California — 12:02 a.m.
//byline By the Associated Press
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a US Department of Justice lawsuit against California that sought detailed voting records and personal data on its 23 million registered voters, concluding that the government’s request was “unprecedented and illegal.”
The Trump administration’s lawsuit, filed last year, contended that California and other states were illegally blocking the federal government’s wide-ranging effort to scrutinize detailed voter data that states said was private and protected.
The administration “may not unilaterally usurp the authority over elections” US District Judge David O. Carter in Santa Ana said in his 33-page decision.
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